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Beijing E-Town sues US firm Applied Materials alleging trade secrets leak
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technologies, a semiconductor equipment firm backed by Beijing's government, on Wednesday said it has sued U.S. chip equipment supplier Applied Materials over alleged trade secrets infringement.
Silicon Valley chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft
The Chinese company allege Applied Materials Inc. illegally obtained, used and revealed its core technologies related to the application of plasma source in treating the surface of wafers.
China’s E-Town Sues US Rival Applied Materials for Alleged Trade Secrets Theft
E-Town alleges that two employees at Mattson Technology, a US firm it acquired in 2016, stole core production technology secrets owned by the unit, resigned, and then joined Applied Materials, where they developed products using the technology and promoted them to Chinese customers.
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor sues US's Applied Materials over trade secrets infringement
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technologies, a semiconductor equipment firm backed by Beijing's government, on Wednesday said it has sued U.S. chip equipment supplier Applied Materials over alleged trade secrets infringement.
Applied Materials sued for trade secret theft
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology filed a lawsuit against chip equipment maker Applied Materials over alleged theft of trade secrets.
Beijing E-Town (Yitang) Sues Applied Materials for Trade Secret Theft Requesting 99.99 Million RMB
On August 14, 2025, Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (北京屹唐半导体科技股份有限公司) announced in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) that the Beijing Intellectual Property Court has accepted its complaint against Applied Materials (AMAT) for trade secret infringement and appropriating patent application rights.

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